Improvement in hay and straw stackers



P. P. FLEMING. Hay and Straw Stacker.

Patented Dec. 16,1829.

NJ'EVERS. PHQTOLITNQGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

PETER F. FLEMING, OF SALISBURY, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT 1N HAY AND sTRAw sTAcKERs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,6S5, dated December 16, 1879 application filed May 720, 1879.

To all whom t may] concern:

Be it known that I, PETER F. FLEMING, of Salisbury, in the county of Charitou and Stat-e of Missouri, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Hay and Straw Stackers; and I do hereby declarel that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation ot' a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailed view ci' a portion oi' the elevatingframe.

This invention has relation to devices for stacking hay 5 and the obj ect thereof is to pro vide a simple and ellective means for receiving and discharging the load from a forwardtilting platform operated by suitable tackleweights and latches, as will be hereinafter del scribed, and subsequently pointed out in the y claims. l

In the accoinpanyin g drawings, A represents a suitable standard secured to a convenient base, a, said standard being braced by stayrods b, or otherwise supported in an upright position. A is pivoted a tongue, B, formedwith a series ot' holes, 0, for securing thereto a suitable frame, C, by pin d. The standard A is so connected to the base a and to theV upper ends of the stay-rods b as to admit ot' its freely turning upon its axis or rotating horizontally, so that the frame C can be swung to the right or left, as circumstances may require, in receiving or discharging the load and the frame may also be adjusted to or from the standard A, to increase or decrease the distance from the standard to the carriage or p'latforin,there by accommodating it to the position and height of the stack.

The platform or carriage D is ot' any suitable form and construction, provided with rails e around three of its sides for holding the hay or straw. This carriage is pivoted to the outer end of the frame (l, and therefore acts as a tilting carriage to discharge its load from the same side that receives it.

The `carriage D has :rigidly secured to it an `arn1,f, to which one end of a rope, g, is at- Near the lower end of the standardV tached, said rope passing down and around a pulley, h, the other end of the rope being counected to a catch, t', pivoted to the side of the standard A.

Near the lower end of the catch t' is secured one end ofa rope or chain, 7c, which passes over a pulley, l, and has secured to its other end a suitable weight, m, for keeping the lower end of the catch engaged with a.pivotedlatch, a, said latch being retained in its proper horizontal position by a coiled, lat, or other suitable spring, o. The free or outer end ot' the latch a has secured to it a rope or cord, j, which passes through a guide, l), whereby the latch may be disengaged from thev catch when it is desired to dump the load from the carriage D.

Suitably connected tothe outer end of the frame C, upon the sides thereof, are ropes q, their upper ends being secured to'the upper end of a fulcrum-post, E, the lower end thereof passing through a yoke, r, and having a spur, s, for penetrating the base a or the ground, as may be required.

From the upper end of the post E is suspended a pulley, t, around which passes a suitable rope, u, one end of which is fastened to the standard A, and the other end passing overa pulley, c, and down and around a pulley, w,wl1ere it may be under the control of the operator.

In operating the device the frame C, with its tilting carriage D, is swung around to the y required position to `:receive the load, after which the outer endof the frame, `with the carriage, is elevated by the rope u to the required height for discharging the load upon thestack.

When it is desired to discharge the load the free end of the latch n is depressed by the cord or rope j, which releases the catch i, and the weight of the load, overcoming the weight m, automatically tilts at a sufficient angle to deliver th'e load upon the stack, as illustrated in dotted lines. The fulcruurpost E, when elevating the load, greatly assists the horse in starting and Vmakes the work for the animal comparatively easy.' When the load has been elevated to the proper height, the carriage and frame are held there until the load is ready to V be dumped by a pivoted clamp, y, operated by a cord, e.

2 ceases My invention is of great importance in connection with thrashing-machines, as the carriage D can be brought in position to receive the top of the carriage, in order that the hay can be drawn onby horses.

Although I have shown the flame C las bej ing bifurcated or V shaped, I do not Wish to be understoodas contininginy invention to this particular form, as other forms may be substituted, and the carriage D may be variously n iodied, so long as i't is a ibrwardtilting carriage. 1

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The franie G and tilt-ing carriage D, in

combination with the rope u and fulcrum-post E, having spur s and the yoke i", substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The standard A and pivoted tongue B,in combination with the adjustable frame C and forward-tilting carriage D, substantially as specified.

3. The frame C and carriage D, in combination with cord or ropes u g lc, catch z', latch u, and weight m, constructed to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The frame C, carriage D, and post E, in combination With the cords or ropes u g k, latch n, spring o, catch fi, and Weight m, and the clamp y, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim thc above I have hereunto lsubscribed my naine in the presence of two Witnesses.

PETER F.. FLEMING.

Witnesses:

FRANK C. WroKs, MIonEAL NEAL. 

